UX/UI Designer (Western Cape) Job at Flash Group

Why this role matters 

• As our UI/UX Designer, you'll work closely with product managers and developers, you will help shape the user experience of our products and services by designing simple, intuitive and user-centred digital experiences.

What you’ll own

• Design and deliver UI/UX solutions, from wireframes through to production-ready assets across web and mobile platforms.
• Develop, maintain, and champion a shared design system and pattern library to ensure visual and functional consistency across all products.
• Create interactive prototypes of varying fidelity to facilitate rapid user testing and iterative feedback cycles.
• Conduct and analyse user research to uncover insights on behaviour, needs, and pain points that inform design decisions.
• Collaborate with product managers, solutions architects, and developers throughout the product lifecycle to ensure design intent is accurately implemented.
• Define, document and present flows for seamless developer handover.
• Conduct peer design reviews, providing constructive feedback and contributing to the overall quality and consistency of the team's output.
• Regularly audit existing products to identify and prioritise usability, accessibility, and consistency improvements.
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices, including emerging AI-assisted design workflows: actively integrating relevant advancements into the team's approach to boost quality and productivity.
• Contribute to design strategy and cross-functional decision-making by offering informed design perspectives in planning, presentation and review processes.

Requirements

Experience we’re looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Computer Science, or another relevant subject
• A comprehensive portfolio with documented UI/UX case studies (required for application)
• Minimum 2 - 5 years of professional experience in UI/UX Design
• Highly proficient in Figma (required) and other relevant software (such as Claude Design, Framer and Useberry (or similar))
• Fully integrated with AI-assisted design tools and workflows (Figma Make, Claude Code etc.)
• Demonstrable experience designing for complex, multi-platform products (wireframing through to high fidelity designs and working prototypes)
• Proficient in planning, conducting, analyzing and applying user research
• Experience working within cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and business stakeholders
• Deep knowledge of UX design patterns, information architecture, and design-thinking methodology
• Proficiency working in and maintaining design systems and component libraries
• Strong understanding of development handover processes and ability to produce production-ready assets
• Advantageous: an area of expertise in a UX niche such as interaction design, UX writing, data analysis, illustration, low-code etc.

You’ll thrive in the Herd if you have… 

• Excellent attention to detail
• Appetite for research and a data-first approach
• Seeks out industry best practices and common UX design patterns
• Motivated to stay on top of design trends and continually expand design and technical skills
• Strong multi-tasking, time management, and prioritization abilities
• Results-driven
• Strong communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative working environment
• Passionate about the end user

Perks that make your life easier

• Catered lunch four days a week for office-based team members.
• An open coffee bar and snacks.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Corporate Social Investment events and opportunities to give back.
• Free on-site parking.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Social events throughout the year.
• Group risk benefits.
• Flash Club, our employee engagement programme where you can earn up to five additional leave days by completing all categories within a cycle.